August 27, 2015 – Vincennes’ Prix Legoux-Longpre (monte Gr. II, purse €120,000, 2850 meters, 8 starters) went to the 1.14.2kr winner, 18/1 odds Attentionally (5f Jasmin de Flore-Intentionally) with David Thomain up for trainer/owner Paul Viel, in a narrow photo finish. 17/1 Al Capone Jet (5m Jag de Bellouet-Passion de Morgane) was second for Yoann Lebourgeois. 6/1 Baron du Bourg (4m Lilium Madrik-Pin Up du Bourg) was third for Camille Levesque and trainer Joel Van Eeckhaute ahead of 29/1 Amie Volo (5f Nelson de Vandel-Kurfa Volo) handled by Damien Bonne for owner/trainer Viel.
The Gr. II Prix Jules Thibault (purse €120,000, 10 starters, 2700 meters) this day went to the 1.14kr consistent winner Bold Eagle (4m Ready Cash-Reethi Rah Jet) at 1.2/1 odds for teamster Franck Nivard for Sebastien Guarato, trainer, and owner Pierre Pilarski. 34/1 Booster Winner (4m Love You-Quille Viretaute) was second for Mathieu Abrivard, trainer Guarato and owner Philippe Oloisio. Second choice at 1.6/1 odds was third finishing Bird Parker (4m Ready Cash-Belisha) with Jos. Verbeeck up for trainer Philippe Allair and Mme. Elisabeth Allaire, owner. Guarato trained Beau Gamin (4m Quinoa du Gers-Cadette) was fourth at 6.6/1 for driver Eric Raffin.
The Prix de l’Allier (purse €38,000, 2100 meters autostart, 13 starters) went to 9.7/1 odds Calicot du Vivier (3g Repeat Love-Kalika du Vivier) clocked in 1.15.2kr for driver/owner Jean-Pierre Dubois and trainer Yves Boireau. Three lengths behind was the 2.4/1 favorite Crack du Fruitier (3g Let’s Go Along-Jorade du Fruitier) with Mathieu Abrivard up for trainer/owner Jacques Bruneau. 65/1 Classical Love (3g Repeat Love-Just In Love) was third for Alexandre Abrivard and trainer Yves Boireau for owner Jean-Pierre Dubois. Sire of the Dubois entry, Repeat Love (10m Coktail Jet-Guilty Of Love-And Arifant) was a winner of $345,142 and with a 1:57.5 record. The maternal family is one of Europe’s best as Guilty Of Love produced Love You ($1,681,942), Nice Love ($517,265), In Dix Huit ($291,873) and Perhaps Love ($141,900). Second dam Amour d’Aunou is a Speedy Somolli-Nesmile and she produced Private Love ($1,005,868), In Love With You ($267,272), Our Love ($267,121), Tes Amour ($217,917) and Keystone Dream ($206,543). Nesmile produced the great Defi d’Aunou ($2,828,830), Buvetier d’Aunou ($951,364) and Extreme Aunou ($292,233). What a family!!!
Also at Paris-Vincennes was the Prix de Corbeil (purse €38,000, 2100 meters autostart, 14 starters) and the winner was 2.8/1 Belle de la Vallee (4f Repeat Love-Anita de la Vallee) driven by Mathieu Abrivard for trainer S. Ferchaud. 9.4/1 Baraka Thieben (4f Kool du Caux-Hargne des Souvigne) was second for David Thomain and owner/trainer Jacques Bruneau. 9.3/1 Betty Quick (4f Carpe Dien-Kaline d’Arpel) was third for teamster J-M Bazire, owner Ecurie Quick Star and trainer C.J. De Leeuw. The winner was clocked in 1.14.1kr over the “sprinter distance”.
Several good events also took place at Aby SWE. The Henning Kraffts Minne (100,000SEK to winner, 2640 meters autostart) went to a two length winner Ariel Boko (8f Lemon Dra-Exciting Kronos-Viking Kronos), a 1.13.6kr timed score for Orjan Kihlstrom driving for trainer/owner Per Linderoth. This one recorded her 25th victory in 79 starts. Frutcake (7f Juliano Star-Comma Svebelle-Speed Merchant) was second for Claes Svebsson ahead of Donna di Quattro (5f Love You-Whoopie As-SJ’s Photo) and reinsman Bjorn Goop.
On the card were two three-year old event. The Quick Pay (125,000SEK to winner, 2140 meters autostart) went to the 1.12.1kr length winner Crème de la Crème (3f Ready Cash-Wood Be Great-Yankee Glide) driven by Anders Svanstedt. She was six victories in eight starts. Second was Gematria (3f Explosive Matter-Gineve-SJ’s Caviar) driven by Stefan Soderkvist with third to L Dees Maggiesbest (3f Explosive Matter– L Dees Maggie-Conway Hall) handled by Peter Ingves. The colts raced in the Count’s Pride (125,000SEK to the winner, 2140 meters autostart) and the 1.13.1kr victorious R.G’s Thunderbolt (3m Yankee Glide-Lady In The Wind-Windsong’s Legacy) and reinsman Johnny Takter took this one, his sixth win in 13 career starts. Tornatore Grif (3m Varenne-Meadowbranch Nan-Pine Chip P took second for Peter Ingves ahead of Dolan Spring (3m Muscle Hill-High Class Gal-Broadway Hall) with Peter Untersteiner aboard.
Thomas H. Hicks